The first person that I interviewed was my mother. I asked her to tell me the story of my own birth which I have heard many times. Some of the really interesting things about my won birth that my mother told me was that she was only in labor with me for 3 hours. Usually a women is in labor for about 8 hours and mine was a significant difference of 5 hours. I was also told that I was a week early. I was supposed to be born october 31 1994, but i was born october 24th 1994. Since I was the second child my mother said that it was not as painful as when my brother was born since she had already experienced birth once before.
What is more scary to a mother, the birth while it is happening or the days leading up to the birth?
I interviewed my mother again but about my brothers birth. When I asked about who's was more painful she told me that it wasn't even a question that my brothers was much more painful. Since he was the first child she had never experienced birth before my brother. She described it as much more uncomfortable then painful. She also told me that just knowing she was doing all this to have a child made it worth it. She disregarded all other distractions and the whole time was just thinking about having a family who she would love and would love her.
Why do parents cherish the moment of birth so much rather then the process?
The last person that i interviewed was my aunt. She told me that her first experience with birth was when she had my older cousin. She told me that it was actually a scarey experience for her. It was scary for her because there was a problem with the birth process that she preferred i did not talk about but she did say i could say it was a life or death situation. In these type of situations i think that sometimes it might not be worth if if you go through that whole process and in the process your most prized thing in life dies. It is not worth going through all the painful memories.
When a child's life is in danger during birth who should have the say on what to do in the situation?
I thought your post was very personal and was well thought out, I liked the structure of it. Putting the questions in between each paragraph as opposed to the end was a good idea. The insight I thought to be the best was; "In these types of situations i think that sometimes it might not be worth it if you go through that whole process and in the process your most prized thing in life dies. It is not worth going through all the painful memories." It was interesting that you thought this, and I think this brings up questions of the willingness of mothers to do what they have to do to protect their children, especially during birth.
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ReplyDeleteI think your post illustrated decent effort, being that i was kept interested since it was very personal. It is nice that you did not mind saying who you interviewed, making it easier for me to make connections since they were relatives of yours. To me the most insightful part was " It was scary for her because there was a problem with the birth process that she preferred i did not talk about but she did say i could say it was a life or death situation. In these type of situations i think that sometimes it might not be worth if if you go through that whole process and in the process your most prized thing in life dies. It is not worth going through all the painful memories." I wonder why your aunt did not want to discuss the matter if all ended well, which leads me to inquire further about whether it did end well or not.I also agree with your doubt in questioning if the whole thing is worth it, however, i believe it is because if you don't give it a try you will never know how it could have been. This is especially true if it is "your most prized thing in life" since you will be missing out on the possibility of having this thing.
ReplyDeleteSomething that you can improve is to dig deeper in your other stories as you did with your last. Your reaction made that story much more interesting. Also it would be helpful to type in word and copy and paste into the blog to avoid any grammatical errors that could easily be avoided.
Max,
ReplyDeleteI liked how you chose to do your interviews from a more personal angle. A line I found interesting was "She disregarded all other distractions and the whole time was just thinking about having a family who she would love and would love her." speaking of your mother's pregnancy experience that got me thinking about the reasons behind and motivations of why women decide to get pregnant and start a family.